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Professor Souza's research interests include how individual hearing and cognitive abilities affect response to hearing aid signal processing, changes in hearing and cognitive abilities with age, communication in adverse (reverberant and noisy) environments, and the benefits of auditory training.
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Education/Academic qualification
Audiology, PhD, Syracuse University
… → 1996
Audiology, MS, Syracuse University
… → 1992
Communication Disorders, BS, University of Massachusetts
… → 1990
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Over-The-Counter Hearing Aid Treatment For Adults With Cognitive Decline Due To Alzheimer's Disease And Related Dementias
Souza, P. E. (PD/PI)
9/1/23 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Clinical application of cognitive assessment in audiology
Souza, P. E. (PD/PI) & Souza, P. E. (PD/PI)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
12/1/22 → 11/30/24
Project: Research project
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Investigating the relationship between directional microphones, compression, and working memory in realistic spatial conditions
Souza, P. E. (PD/PI) & Rallapalli, V. H. (Co-PD/PI)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
12/1/19 → 11/30/23
Project: Research project
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Characterizing Variability in Hearing Aid Outcomes Among Older Adults
Souza, P. E. (PD/PI) & Rademaker, A. W. (Co-Investigator)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
4/1/17 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
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Acoustic and Perceptual Effects of WDRC Amplification
Souza, P. E. (PD/PI)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
8/1/16 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Relationship between Working Memory, Compression, and Beamformers in Ideal Conditions
Rallapalli, V., Freyman, R. & Souza, P., Mar 1 2025, In: Ear and hearing. 46, 2, p. 523-536 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The time course of cognitive effort during disrupted speech
Burleson, A. M. & Souza, P. E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of frequency compression on fricative perception between normal-hearing English and Mandarin listeners
Roy, A., Bradlow, A. & Souza, P., Jun 1 2024, In: journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 155, 6, p. 3957-3967 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of Communication Outcomes with Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Szatkowski, G. & Souza, P. E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Ear and hearing. 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001608.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Relationships Between Auditory Processing and Cognitive Abilities in Adults: A Systematic Review
Davidson, A. & Souza, P., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 67, 1, p. 296-345 50 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Relationship between auditory and cognitive abilities (Davidson & Souza, 2024)
Davidson, A. (Creator) & Souza, P. (Creator), ASHA journals, 2024
DOI: 10.23641/asha.24855174, https://asha.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Relationship_between_auditory_and_cognitive_abilities_Davidson_Souza_2023_/24855174
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